Question follow-through · 2316
Equality
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to (a) consult on and (b) commence the socio-economic duty under the Equality Act 2010.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Women and Equalities
- Tabled
- 30 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 6 Sept 2024 · 38 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Economy and business
- Public Sector: Equality · 9 Sept 2024
- Employment · 10 Sept 2024
- Civil Servants: Recruitment · 4 Oct 2024
- Equality Act 2010 · 8 Oct 2024
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Votes on this topic
- Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots · 15 Jul 2026
- Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 · 15 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
30 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to (a) consult on and (b) commence the socio-economic duty under the Equality Act 2010.
2 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Sept 2024
Answer published
The Government is committed to commencing the socio-economic duty in the Equality Act 2010. We will be updating Parliament on this in due course.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Public Sector: Equality
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Civil Servants: Recruitment
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Equality Act 2010
8 Oct 2024 · To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will commission a regulatory impact assessment on the proposed commencement of the socio-economic duty in the Equality Act 2010.
Public Sector: Equality
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